Alexi Murdoch is a very quiet, sincere fingerpicking-Folkist Indie Rock guy (try saying that five times fast), and I love him for it. The music is typically sparsely accompanied, focusing mostly on Alexi's voice and guitar, both of which are typically hushed. He's often compared to the likes of Nick Drake, a fact that I'm sure this Scotsman relishes in.
Many of us have probably heard "Orange Sky", perhaps not even realising it, and we were thinking "Hey, this song is really, really simple and really, really mellow, but it's also really good!" For anybody who enjoys incredibly relaxing music, this guy is your man. The biggest surprise of the album for me was the exceptional "12" - a track that mixes sound samples and what I think are complicated hemiolas at the beginning with an overall tone that is a blend of Sigur Ros and Coldplay - acoustic guitar strumming, pleasantly rounded bass lines, shimmering slide guitar, and Alexi's repeated cries of "shine" all surrounded by a level of atmosphere that most Post-Rock artists strive for.
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